"Come out of there you sons of British whores, or I'll smoke you out!" - BP has a Gulf website now

[flamingdem]

http://www.mississippigulfresponse.com/go/site/3055/

also:
http://twitter.com/BP_America

The quote is from Ethan Allen who knew how to treat arrogant Brits.

More on Ethan:

Even though he was a non-believer:
"In the name of the great Jehovah, and the Continental Congress!"

His reply as to by what authority he demanded the surrender of Fort Ticonderoga, as recounted in A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity (1779). Other reports indicate that he initially declared: "Come out of there you sons of British whores, or I'll smoke you out!" According to historian and folklorist B.A.Botkin, one Israel Harris was present at the time, and later told his grandson (the late Professor James D. Butler of Madison, Wisconsin) that Allen's actual words were "Come out of there, you goddam old rat!"

[flamingdem]

1. BP is funding tourism to up their image with locals and to avoid job and tourism $ losses

** The JOBS part might be why Obama has not gotten more in their faces

http://www.mississippigulfresponse.com/go/doc/3055/553055/

BP Announces Tourism Grants to Four Gulf States

BP is today announcing grants to each of the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana to help their Governors promote tourism around the shores of the Gulf of Mexico over the coming months.

This is part of our ongoing commitment to help mitigate the economic impact of the oil spill.

BP is providing $25 milllion to Florida and $15 million each to Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

"The Gulf Coast is our home too. We are doing everything we can to plug the leak, contain the spill offshore and protect the shoreline. With the deployment of the riser insertion tool yesterday, we made important progress in containing the spill, and that will further strengthen our ability to keep oil off the shore,” said Tony Hayward, BP’s Group Chief Executive.

“We understand the Governors’ concerns for the impact on the tourism industry, and are making funds available so that they can support the industry’s efforts to provide accurate information about the state of the beaches across the region.”

These grants are in addition to the $25 million grants BP announced May 5 to help each of the four states accelerate the implementation of Area Contingency Plans. The grants announced today are for the Governors to distribute as they see fit to promote tourism.

The grants BP has made to the four states do not affect BP's response to the Deepwater Horizon incident or existing claims process, but are supplemental to them.

[aquart]

3. Tourism grants? LOL!

Seize their fucking assets.

[Petrushka]

2. Thanks for the links. (eom)